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  1. Posted

    16 hours ago, thegoldenband said:

    Can someone give me a rundown of which retail games can reasonably be played without a Memory Track?

    If you include games where saving doesn't matter, because you're never going to want to play them a second time after trying them, you can add Highlander to your list.

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  3. Posted · Edited by Zerosquare

    20 hours ago, SainT said:

    I will sometimes use a fine sandpaper

    The gold plating is only a thin layer, and sandpaper wears it down. It may appear to solve the problem initially, but it also makes the contact less resilient to corrosion, so it's not a good idea.

     

    There are some special erasers made to clean contacts without damaging them, but the slot in the connector is too narrow to use them. So the best option is probably isopropyl alcohol and a cloth indeed.

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  6. Posted · Edited by Zerosquare

    The audio DAC is external. There's also a bit of logic to handle the mute feature. But if you don't get I²S signals out of Jerry, there's definitely something wrong.

     

    Regarding your chips references, I believe they're the same, but not manufactured by the same company (I think one of them was Toshiba?).

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  8. Posted · Edited by Zerosquare

    1 hour ago, SainT said:

    I've been building new Jag cartridges for a week straight and my sanity is wearing thin. 😬

    Build some Lynx cartridges for a change. I've been told they emit much less toxic fumes 😉

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  11. Posted · Edited by Zerosquare

    8 hours ago, slx said:

    It would seem that the obstacle of proceeds of a new production of Battlesphere going to charity would be surmountable.

    The charity thing is a red herring, just like the "nobody meets our quality standard" part. The authors' behavior makes it clear they want the supply of their game to remain scarce.

     

    5 hours ago, phoboz said:

    3. If the source code would be open, it would be even more great (I am not sure from the discussion if other people than me agree, or not?)

    It's a moot point since this is never going to happen. If you read the discussions back in the day, you wouldn't even ask the question.

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  16. Posted

    2 hours ago, WilcoL said:

    The boxes will now feature the Atari logo at the front, at first I didn’t want to add it because I was afraid of legal action but I’ve realized that Atari probably doesn’t care.

    Not recommended. The logo and intellectual property rights are all what's left of Atari. You don't want to give their lawyers an easy case against you.

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  19. Posted

    Yes. The "M" ROM appears to work fine on both the K and M models, while the "K" ROM doesn't always boot correctly on M models. And the video init is indeed different (but I don't know if this is the only difference).

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